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Impressive all-round show puts Leicestershire on victory course

Leicestershire are poised for victory on the final day against Glamorgan and, if this all-round performance is an indication of how much they have improved, they are unlikely to finish bottom this season

19-Apr-2016•ECB Reporters Network

O'Brien's 93 keeps contest even

Niall O'Brien fell seven runs short of a century as he helped Leicestershire recover from 99 for 3 to 297 for 6 by the second day of their Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan

18-Apr-2016•ECB Reporters Network

McKay's six wickets keep pressure on Glamorgan

Clint McKay took six wickets for Leicestershire to keep them in the hunt against Glamorgan in Cardiff

17-Apr-2016•ECB Reporters Network

It's okay for county cricket to be different

Just because English county cricket hasn't rushed headlong into every fad doesn't mean it can't innovate and evolve. Change isn't always for the better

09-Apr-2016•George Dobell

Tight race for one promotion spot

ESPNcricinfo previews the teams in Division Two of the County Championship

08-Apr-2016•George Dobell and David Hopps

Leicestershire put faith in old stagers

Leicestershire have restocked with some experienced county pros in a pragmatic attempt to take another small step forward

02-Apr-2016•George Dobell

Leicestershire snap up Rossouw for Blast

Leicestershire have signed powerful South Africa batsman Rilee Rossouw as cover for Umar Akmal in the NatWest Blast

14-Mar-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Championship cut to 14 matches; T20 back to mid-summer block

The County Championship will be trimmed to 14 rounds in 2017, with a top division of eight teams and a second of 10, while the NatWest T20 Blast will revert to mid-summer blocks

07-Mar-2016•George Dobell

City T20 back on cards as county chiefs get radical

A city-based T20 competition could be back on the agenda in England and Wales after a group of county chief executives called upon their colleagues to embrace more radical change

26-Feb-2016•George Dobell

Leicestershire secure £1 million loan for redevelopment

Leicestershire County Cricket Club has secured a £1 million loan from the city council to improve its facilities in time for next year's Women's World Cup

25-Feb-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pettini takes Leicestershire white-ball captaincy

Mark Pettini has been named as Leicestershire's limited-overs captain for the 2016 season but Mark Cosgrove will remain as club captain and lead the County Championship team

15-Feb-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Leics announce profit but debt remains cause for concern

Leicestershire have reported an increased turnover for 2015 and a small profit but the auditors of the club's accounts have warned of a level of debt that could threaten their future viability

30-Jan-2016•Alan Gardner

Leicestershire get floodlights green light

Leicestershire have been granted planning permission to install floodlights at Grace Road, a development that has been viewed as vital to the club's survival

07-Jan-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yorkshire open title defence at home to Hampshire

The Royal London Cup will begin earlier in the 2016 season, a subtle tweak to the county fixtures ahead of the more overarching restructuring of the domestic schedule which has been pushed back to 2017

02-Dec-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Floodlit revolution nears completion as Leicestershire next in line

Leicestershire are seeking to placate residents' concerns over their plan to install permanent floodlights at their Grace Road ground without which they warn they could go bankrupt within five years

30-Nov-2015•David Hopps

County ins and outs 2016

ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on the movement between counties ahead of the 2016 season

30-Sep-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hughes century as struggling duo serve up thrilling finale

Derbyshire and Leicestershire both could claim to have fallen short of what would have been a famous victory as two struggling side produced a thrilling season's finale at Derby

25-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

Cosgrove ton threatens Footitt's grand farewell

Mark Footitt took 10 wickets in a match for the first time in what could be his farewell Derbyshire appearance, but Mark Cosgrove's century for Leicestershire reduced the chances of a victory to take with him

24-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

Madsen milestone but misses ton

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen completed 8000 first-class runs but missed out on a century in his 100th Championship match on the second day of the Division Two game against Leicestershire

23-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

Footitt thwarted by Chappell's historic debut

Leicestershire's teenage allrounder Zak Chappell wrote his name in the county's record books despite falling four runs short of a century on his first-class debut

22-Sep-2015•ECB/PA

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